“Putin lied to Trump about a Ukrainian attack on his residence in order to derail peace talks.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined BBC News as US officials reject Kremlin claims that Ukraine targeted the Russian dictator

BREAKING: US officials have concluded that Ukraine did not launch a drone strike on Putin’s residence. In other words, it is now apparent that the Russian dictator personally lied to Trump in a bid to derail peace efforts. Will there be consequences?

"The drone strike likely never happened. Peskov said Russia could provide no evidence, and urged the press to take the Kremlin’s word for it. No, we won’t. Putin’s entire war is a lie. Just as he did in Alaska, Putin was offered peace and instead spat in America's eye."

"The drone strike likely never happened. Peskov said Russia could provide no evidence, and urged the press to take the Kremlin’s word for it. No, we won’t. Putin’s entire war is a lie. Just as he did in Alaska, Putin was offered peace and instead spat in America's eye."

Trump just posted an article rubbishing Russia’s claims of a Ukrainian attack on Putin’s residence and accusing the Kremlin dictator of trying to derail peace efforts. You don’t need a doctorate in tweetology to know that this is meant to signal the US leader’s displeasure

Brilliant in-depth report by the New York Times on Trump’s chaotic Ukraine policy: “Late at night and on weekends, the Ukrainians would get messages from their old Pentagon contacts: “We’re here, but we can’t do anything. We’re sorry.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Future historians will wonder why the victims of colonialism sided so cheaply with a white coloniser who rules 1/3 of the Asian land mass from a city in Europe.

“It is obvious to everyone but Trump that Putin is lying.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Телеканал "Прямий" in Kyiv as Russian claims of a Ukrainian attack on Putin’s residence continue to unravel

Russian losses in Ukraine have surged to record highs in 2025, according to open source data analysis by the BBC

Russia claims Ukraine attacked Putin’s residence with 91 drones, but locals say they did not see or hear anything. They did not even receive standard air raid alerts on their phones. In other words, the Kremlin didn’t bother to stage a false flag and simply lied to Trump instead

🏇🎄 In the village of Vorotsiv in Ukraine’s Lviv region, people are caroling in a very unusual way — on horseback. A video shared by a witness of the striking performance quickly drew admiration in the comments. 📹: dionisiy1990 / TikTok

“Putin will reject any security guarantees for Ukraine that could realistically prevent a future Russian invasion.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Egypt’s القاهرة الإخبارية AlQahera News to discuss reports of progress in US-led peace talks

Russian military losses in Ukraine are escalating and have grown faster in the past 10 months than any time since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, according to BBC analysis of open source data www.bbc.com/news/article...

It would appear that the Russians did not even bother to stage a false flag attack on Putin's residence - they apparently thought it would suffice to tell Trump the attack had taken place

“President Trump and his team should get the facts first before assuming blame. Putin is a well known boldface liar.” thehill.com/homenews/hou...

“Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the current conflict in his country could escalate into a world war. After nearly 60 years of observing conflict, I've got a nasty feeling he's right.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Trump-Zelenskyy summit has ended with no major breakthroughs but some progress on security guarantees. The entire peace process still looks artificial without any credible Russian commitment, but today’s outcome at least allows Ukraine to maintain constructive ties with Trump

“Putin will never agree to genuine security guarantees for Ukraine because he remains fully committed to erasing Ukrainian statehood.“ Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Ukraine’s Телеканал FREEДОМ as US-led peace talks continue

Saving Kyiv’s heritage: a city rebuilding itself in the shadow of war www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

❗️Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump will take place today at 20:00 Kyiv time, - White House The President of Ukraine has already arrived in the United States to discuss security issues for Ukraine, as well as economic assistance to the country. The leaders will meet in Palm Beach, Florida.

'Zelenskyy to meet with Trump as efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war remain elusive' apnews.com/article/trum...

"Russia has gained less than 1% of Ukraine in 2025 while suffering catastrophic losses." Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Poland's TVP World to review battlefield developments over the past year in the Russia-Ukraine War. LINK: youtu.be/-Mkdma4dlio?...

“Zelenskyy will try to convince Trump that he must increase the pressure on Putin if he wants peace.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Saudi Arabia’s Asharq News الشرق للأخبار to preview Sunday’s Trump-Zelenskyy meeting amid major doubts over Russia’s readiness to end the invasion

🔥 The war has taken a twist the Kremlin never anticipated. Ukraine is no longer just defending, it is hitting Russia’s war engine, from missile fuel plants in Tula to naval targets in Novorossiysk. 👉 Russia is no longer setting the terms. Ukraine is. youtu.be/y98K3lR0P7w

Obama must be the biggest foreign policy disaster since 1945. Here he is, in October 2012, mocking Mitt Romney after the governor named Russia a threat. A little bit more than a year later Russia invaded Ukraine, and Obama did nothing about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0IW...

“Putin has shown no sign of actually wanting to end the war.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Saudi Arabia’s Asharq News الشرق للأخبار to preview Sunday’s Trump-Zelenskyy meeting in Florida amid doubts over Russia’s readiness for peace

Christmas came early to the Russia scholars with Santa declassifying the Bush-Putin meeting transcripts. That's 2001. Ukraine is Russian land, simply given away for no reason, as if USSR had not collapsed and there was no Ukraine independence referendum. And, long before the 2008 Bucharest Summit

It's been there all the time with Putin. Revanchism is, apart from theft, one of Putin's big motivators. We could have stopped it, or prepared for it, already then. But no, 20 years of forced forgetfulness of history followed with maybe the worst generation of leaders ever.

⚡️ Today was a great day in history: On December 26, 1991, the Soviet flag was taken down at the Kremlin for the last time. 📍The bad news? The Russian tricolor then went up the pole to take its place. 👉Flags changed. The underlying imperialism did not. Now it must be crushed.

Almost four years since the start of Russia’s invasion, the Ukrainian flag is still flying high at Herne Bay Pier in Kent in southern England 🇺🇦🇬🇧 (Photo: Stuart Allen)

Putin is raising taxes in 2026 to pay for the invasion of Ukraine. He says Russians will welcome the move as long as the money is spent on the war

Happy Soviet Union Collapse Day! On this day in 1991, the USSR officially ceased to exist. Many Russians never truly accepted this reality. Putin’s crusade to reverse the Soviet collapse and revive the Russian Empire continues and has led to the biggest European war since WWII

Russia is scamming Africans with bogus job offers and forcing them to join the invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reports www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Traditional Ukrainian Christmas celebrations in central Kyiv today. Merry Christmas!

“Ukraine, part of Russia for centuries, given away.” Newly released transcripts of Putin’s 2001 conversation with US President George W. Bush confirm that he has always bitterly resented Ukrainian independence and viewed the country as part of Russia

“This is more of a diplomatic game than a genuine peace process - and the name of the game is to avoid blame.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined BBC News as President Zelenskyy unveiled a new draft peace plan

Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Didukh on Maidan in the heart of Kyiv symbolising connections with ancestral spirits. Merry Christmas!

“Putin will reject any peace plan that provides Ukraine with genuine security guarantees.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Телеканал Київ24 in Kyiv as US-led peace talks continue despite no sign that Russia seeks to end the war

Ukraine has issued a postage stamp honouring Karel Kučera, a Czech volunteer who fought against Russia’s invasion and died in battle close to Bakhmut in 2023 🇨🇿🇺🇦

Is Putin losing his grip as gap between propaganda and reality widens?! Repression still works, the police state functions, propaganda machine runs. The economic situation is worsening, but perpetuating his political circus is paid for in Ukrainian blood. youtu.be/Zqdu33xTHKM

Putin’s definition of “historically Russian lands” clearly includes the whole of Ukraine. The real question is how far his imperial agenda extends beyond Ukraine’s Western borders, writes Peter Dickinson www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

“Russian hardships won’t matter as long as Putin believes his objectives remain achievable – whether at the bargaining table, by persuading Trump to keep coercing Zelenskyy, or on the battlefield.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Russia’s flagship Urals crude oil has slumped to about $34 a barrel in a signal that US sanctions on Moscow are having an impact, Bloomberg reports www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Russia’s flagship Urals crude oil has slumped to about $34 a barrel in a signal that US sanctions on Moscow are having an impact, Bloomberg reports www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Even as Trump insists Putin is winning the war against Ukraine, Russian economists say the country’s position is weaker than ever because the Kremlin has burned through cash reserves that fueled a surge in wartime spending, the Washington Post reports www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

Facing an economic spiral and depleted conventional forces, Vladimir Putin is entering a window of maximum danger. We must prepare not for a resurgent Russia but for a desperate one: 2026 will be the year of hybrid escalation. www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

Nearly four years into Russia's invasion, Ukraine’s Nova Post has learned to operate through blackouts, bombing, and broken transport links. It now delivers more than 1.5 million parcels a day, cementing its status as a wartime corporate success story www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Ukraine now leads much of the world in developing unmanned systems like robots and drones, reports the BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...

“Ukraine is now recognised globally as a drone superpower.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Телеканал FREEДОМ to discuss Ukraine’s growing reputation as a world leader in drone warfare

“Ukrainians must have credible security guarantees because Putin is committed to erasing their country.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined Turkey’s TRT World as US-led peace talks continue in Miami